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Monday, July 20, 2009

IP Colloquium takes on Shepard Fairey/AP case

UCLA Law School professor Doug Lichtman's IP Colloquium has posted a very interesting new podcast, this one addressing the copyright issues raised by Shepard Fairey's use of an Associated Press (or maybe Manny Garcia) photo in his iconic "Obama Hope" poster. The podcast features Lichtman interviewing Stanford Law School professor Mark Lemley (Fairey's attorney), Kirkland & Ellis partner Dale Cendali (the AP's attorney), and Ken Richieri, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at the New York Times.

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I am pleased you have given publicity to the excellent work Doug is doing with his IP Colloquium. One of his earlier presentations also dealt with copyright issues and is well worth the time to listen to it in its entirety.

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Welcome to Copyrights & Campaigns. This blog provides news and analysis of copyright, First Amendment, and related issues from a pro-copyright-owner perspective, with emphasis on the interaction of these issues with campaigns and the political process.

Between college and law school, Ben worked as a political reporter in Washington, DC at Roll Call newspaper and the Cook Political Report. Ben also served as a consultant to CBS News during the 1994 election cycle, helping prepare producers and correspondents for the election night broadcast. A detailed bio is available here.

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